Michal Segoli November 2014 CURRICULUM VITAE AND LIST OF PUBLICATIONS Personal Details Name: Michal Segoli Date and place of birth: 15.10.1975, Jerusalem, Israel Address and telephone number at work: Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Midreshet Ben-Gurion 8499000, Israel, Tel: 08-6563488 Address and telephone number at home: P.O.B. 447, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, 8499000 Email: HUmichalsegoli@gmail.comU Education B.Sc. 1997 and 2000-2001. Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Department of Life Sciences. M.Sc. 2002-2004. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Sede-Boqer. Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies. The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research (Ecology). Names of advisors: Ally Harary and Yael Lubin. Title of thesis: High investment in a single female: a male mating strategy in the white widow spider. Ph.D. 2004-2009. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Dept. of Life Sciences (Ecology). Names of Advisors: Amos Bouskila, Ally Harari and Tamar Keasar. Title of thesis: Joint parent-offspring control of brood size in a polyembryonic wasp. Employment History 2013-2014 Post-doctoral scholar. School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. 2009-2012: Post-doctoral scholar. Dept. of Entomology and Center of Population Biology, U.C. Davis, California, U.S.A. 2004-2008. Teaching Assistant. Dept. of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. 2000-2001. Research Assistant: Dept. of Ecology, Systematics and Evolution (ESE). The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Awards, Citations, Honors, Fellowships Honors, Citation Awards 2008: Zoological Society of Israel. Travel grant. 2007: Zoological Society of Israel, Annual meeting, Achva College, Israel. First prize for excellent presentation. 2007: Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel. The Aharon Katzir Center. Travel grant. 2007: Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel. David Rosen Prize. 2006: Entomological Society of Israel, Annual meeting, Rehovot, Israel. Second prize for excellent presentation. 2005: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Summa cum laude, Master of Science in Desert Studies. 2004: The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede-Boqer Campus, Israel. The Bona Terra Foundation prize for Excellence in Desert Studies.
Name page 2 2001: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Graduated with honors. B.Sc. Fellowships 2009-2011: United States- Israel Binational Agricultural Reasearch and Development. Vaadia-BARD Postdoctoral Fellowship. 2009-2011: The Israel Science Foundation (ISF). Bikura Postdoctoral Fellowship. 2004-2008: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Kreitman Foundation Fellowship. Scientific Publications Segoli, M, Hoffmann A.A; Lloyd J; Omodei G.J. and Ritchie S.A. The effect of virusblocking Wolbachia on male competitiveness of the dengue vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti. PLoS NTG. In press Segoli, M, & Rosenheim J.A. 2013. Limits to the reproductive success of two insect parasitoid species in the field. Ecology, 94:2498 2504. Segoli, M; Stouthamer R., Stouthamer C. M., Rugman-Jones P. & Rosenheim J.A. 2013. The effect of Wolbachia on the lifetime reproductive success of its insect host in the field. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. doi: 10.1111/jeb.12264. Segoli, M, & Rosenheim J.A. 2013. Spatial and seasonal variation in sugar availability for insect parasitoids in agricultural fields and consequences for reproductive success. Biological Control, 67:163 169. Segoli, M, & Rosenheim J.A. 2013. The link between host density and egg production in a parasitoid insect: Comparison between agricultural and natural habitats. Functional Ecology, 27:1224 1232. Keinan, Y; Kishinevsky M; Segoli M; Keasar T. 2012. Repeated probing of hosts: an important component of superparasitism. Behavioral Ecology, Behavioral Ecology, 23:1263-1268. Morag, N; Bouskila A; Olga Rapp; Segoli M; Keasar T. & Harari A. R. 2011. The mating status of mothers and offspring sex affect clutch size in a polyembryonic parasitoid wasp. Animal Behavior, 81:865-870. Rosenheim, J. A; Parsa S; Forbes A. A; Krimmel W. A; Law Y. H; Segoli M; Segoli M. M; Sivakoff F. J; Zaviezo T. & Gross K. 2011. Ecoinformatics for integrated pest management: expanding the applied insect ecologist s tool-kit. Journal of Economic Entomology, 104(2):331-342. Segoli, M; Harari A.R; Rosenheim J.A; Bouskila A. & Keasar T. 2010. The evolution of polyembryony in parasitoid wasps. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 23:1807-1819. Segoli, M; Harari R. A; Bouskila A. & Keasar T. 2010. The effect of host starvation on brood-size in a polyembryonic parasitoid wasp. Evolutionary Ecology Research 12:259-267. Segoli, M; Keasar T Bouskila A.& Harari A.R. 2010. Host choice decisions in the polyembryonic wasp Copidosoma koehleri (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). Physiological Entomology 35:40-45. Segoli, M; Harari A. R; Keasar T & Bouskila A. 2009. Limited discrimination abilities mediate tolerance toward relatives in polyembryonic wasps. Behavioral Ecology. 20:1262-1267. Segoli, M; Harari A. R; Bouskila A. & Keasar T. 2009. Host handling time in a polyembryonic wasp is influenced both by previous experience and by host state (parasitized or not). Journal of Insect Behavior. 22:501-510.
Name page 3 Segoli, M; Harari A. R; Bouskila A. & Keasar T. 2009. Brood size in a polyembryonic parasitoid wasp is affected by the relatedness among competing larvae. Behavioral Ecology. 20:761-767. Segoli, M; Harari A. R; Bouskila A. & Keasar T. 2009. Developmental patterns in the polyembryonic wasp Copidosoma koehleri. Arthropod Structure and Development, 38:84-90. Segoli, M; Lubin Y & Harari A. R. 2008. Frequency and consequences of damage to the male copulatory organ in a widow spider. Journal of Arachnology, 36: 533-537. Segoli, M; Arieli R; Sierwald P; Harari R. A. & Lubin Y. 2008. Sexual cannibalism in the brown widow spider (Latrodectus geometricus). Ethology, 114: 279 286. Segoli, M; Lubin Y; & Harari A. R. 2007. The effect of dietary restriction on lifespan in web-building spider males. Evolutionary Ecology Research. 9: 697-704. Segoli, M; Harari A. R.& Lubin Y. 2006. Limited mating opportunities and male monogamy: a field study of white widow spiders (Latrodectus pallidus, Theridiidae). Animal Behaviour, 76:635-642. Keasar, T; Segoli M; Barak R; Steinberg S; Giron D; Strand M. R; Bouskila A & Harari A.R. 2006. Costs and consequences of superparasitism in the polyembryonic parasitoid Copidosoma koehleri (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). Ecological Entomology, 31:277-283. Segoli, M; Maklakov A; Gavish E; Tzoorim I. & Lubin Y. 2004. The effect of previous foraging success on web-building behavior in the sheet-web spider, Frontinellina cf. frutetorum (Araneae, Linyphiidae). Ethology Ecology and Evolution. 16(4):291-298. Segoli, M; Cohen T. & Werner L. 2002. A new lizard of the genus Mesalina from Mt. Sinai, Egypt (Reptilia: Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae). Faunistische Abhandlungen, Staatilches Museum fur Tierkunde Dresden 15: 157 176. Lectures and Presentations at Meetings and Invited Seminars Invited plenary lectures at conferences/meetings 2011, Segoli, M. & Rosenheim J. What limits the reproductive success of Anagrus wasps in sulfur free vineyards? Ecological Pest Management Conference, Monterey, U.S.A. Presentation of papers at conferences/meetings 2014. Segoli, M, Hoffmann A.A and Ritchie S.A. The effect of virus-blocking Wolbachia on male competitiveness of the dengue vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Annual meeting of the Entomological Society of Israel. Volcani institute, Israel 2012. Segoli, M and Rosenheim J. The link between egg production and host density in a parasitoid insect: Comparison between agricultural and natural habitats. International Congress of Zoology, Haifa, Israel 2011, Segoli, M; Rosenheim J. & Stouthamer R. The effect of Wolbachia on the lifetime reproductive success of a parasitoid wasp. Annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Reno, U.S.A. 2011, Segoli, M; Rosenheim J. & Stouthamer R. The effect of Wolbachia on the lifetime reproductive success of a parasitoid wasp. Annual meeting of the Zoological Society of Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel 2010, Segoli, M; Bouskila A; Harari A; Keasar T. & Jay Rosenheim. The evolution of polyembryony in parasitoids wasps, Theoretical Models in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior: Recent Advances and Conceptual Issues, Jerusalem, Israel 2010, Segoli, M. & Rosenheim J. What limits the reproductive success of insect parasitoids in the field? Annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America, San Diego, U.S.A.
Name page 4 2010, Segoli, M. & Rosenheim J. What limits the reproductive success of insect parasitoids in the field? Annual meeting of the Zoological Society of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel 2009, Segoli, M; Keasar T; Harari A. & Bouskila A. Limited ability for kin discrimination may result in tolerance toward competitors in polyembryonic wasps, The Asia Pacific meeting of the Economic Science Association, Haifa, Israel 2009, Segoli, M; Bouskila A; Harari A; Keasar T. & Jay Rosenheim, The evolution of polyembryony in parasitoid wasps Western Evolutionary Biology Meeting, Berkeley, U.S.A. (Oral presentation). 2008, Segoli, M; Bouskila A; Harari A; Keasar T. & Jay Rosenheim. The evolution of polyembryony in parasitoid wasps, Annual meeting of the Entomological Society of Israel, Oranim, Israel 2008, Segoli, M; Bouskila A; Harari A. & Keasar T. Tolerance toward relatives in polyembryonic parasitoid wasps may be mediated by limited discrimination ability, Annual meeting of the Zoological Society of Israel, Michmoret, Israel 2008, Segoli, M; Bouskila A; Harari A. & Keasar T. Females of a polyembryonic parasitoid wasp do not avoid allo-parasitized hosts, International Society for Behavioural Ecology, Cornell, U.S.A. 2007, Segoli, M; Harari A; Bouskila A. & Keasar T. Joint parent-offspring control of brood size in a polyembryonic wasp, Behavioral Modeling in Ecology & Evolution, Eighth Symposium in Memory of Merav Ziv, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel 2007, Segoli, M; Bouskila A; Harari A. & Keasar T. Offspring control of brood size in a polyembryonic wasp, Annual meeting of the American Society for Animal Behavior, Burlington, U.S.A. 2007, Segoli, M; Bouskila A; Harari A. & Keasar T. Annual meeting of the Zoological Society of Israel, Joint parent-offspring control of brood size in a polyembryonic wasp, Achva Collage, Israel. 2006, Segoli, M; Bouskila A; Harari A; Kfir R. & Keasar T. Evidence for superparasitism and asymmetrical larval competition in a field population of a polyembryonic parasitoid, Annual meeting of the Entomological Society of Israel, Rechovot, Israel 2006, Segoli, M; Bouskila A; Harari A. & Keasar T. Brood development in a polyembryonic parasitoid: the effect of host starvation, Annual meeting of the Zoological Society of Israel, Raanana, Israel 2006, Segoli, M; Arieli R; Harari A. R; Lubin Y. & Sierwald P. Eat your mate for several reasons: sexual cannibalism in widow spiders, International Society for Behavioral Ecology. Tours, France 2005, Segoli, M; Harari A. R. & Lubin Y. High investment in a single female: male mating strategy in the white widow spider, Annual meeting of the Arachnological Society of Israel, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel 2004, Segoli, M; Harari A. R. & Lubin Y. Constraints on male reproductive success in a widow spider, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, Jyväskylä, Finland 2004, Segoli, M; Gavish E; Maklakov A; Tsurim I. & Lubin Y. Do well-fed spiders invest less in web construction? Annual meeting of the Zoological Society of Israel, Haifa, Israel 2004, Segoli, M. Costs of mating in a widow spider, Recent Developments in Arthropod Ecology and Evolution, Fifth Symposium in Memory of Merav Ziv, Midreshet Ben- Gurion, Israel 2003, Segoli, M. Constraints on male reproductive success in the white widow spider (Latrodectus pallidus), Annual meeting of the Zoological Society of Israel, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel Abstracts
Name page 5 Segoli, M; Bouskila A; Harari A. R. and Keasar T. 2009. Limited ability for kin discrimination may result in tolerance toward competitors in polyembryonic wasps. Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution 55:172-73. Segoli, M; Bouskila A; Harari A. R; Kfir R. and Keasar T. The Evolution of polyembryony in parasitoid wasps. Israel Journal of Entomology, In press. Segoli, M; Bouskila A; Harari A. R; Kfir R. and Keasar T. 2007. Evidence for superparasitism and asymmetrical larval competition in a natural population of a polyembryonic parasitoid. Israel Journal of Entomology, 37:414-415. Segoli, M; Gavish E; Maklakov A; Tsurim I. and Lubin Y. 2005. Do well-fed spiders invest less in web construction? Israel Journal of Zoology, 51:75. Segoli, M; Harari A.R. and Lubin Y. 2004. Constraints on male reproductive success in the white widow spider, (Latrodectus pallidus, Theridiidae). Israel Journal of Zoology. 50:120-121. Seminar presentations at universities and institutions 2013, CSIRO and University of James Cook, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. 2011, University of California, Center of Population Biology, Davis, U.S.A. 2011, Open University, Ra anana, Israel. 2011, Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede- Boqer, Israel. 2011, Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. 2011, Department of Biology, University of Haifa-Oranim, Kiryat-Tivon, Israel. 2010, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rechovot Israel. 2010, Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis, U.S.A. 2010, Center of Population Biology, University of Clifornia, Davis, U.S.A. 2009, Depatment of Evoloution, Systematics and Ecology, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. Research Grants 2006: The Israeli Science Foundation. Tamar Keasar, Amos Bouskila, Ally Harari, Research grant- involved in the writing of the application. Title: Interactive parent-offspring control over brood size in polyembyonic parasitoid wasp 2005: Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel. Baron De-Hirsh fund. Research grant. 2003: Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society. Research grant. Title: A risky mating: Constraints on male reproductive success in a widow spider. 2001: The Biblical Zoo, Jerusalem. The Fund in the name of Prof. Shulov, for Research on Animals in Captivity in the Zoo. Research grant.